REBOOT, A BANANA PEEL, AND SQUASH

It was time for a fresh layer of bedding in the worm bin/tower. It’s a process because first I needed to rehydrate a couple bricks of coconut coir and some peat moss. That usually takes about a week to get the moisture level just right. Once that was done, it was time for the reboot.

After transferring the sticks of wood as well as a few wormy stragglers, I removed the older middle layer that the worms should have vacated when I add a fresh layer the last time. I dumped this layer into the pots holding the elderberry bushes and the fig tree. All those lovely worm castings will provide nutrients to those plants.

The top bin became the middle tier, and I dumped the bedding I had prepared into the new top level. I baited it with a cut up banana peel to lure the worms to the new level. The previous generations of worms loved banana peel so hopefully that is a species-wide favorite!

I’ll just continue feeding them for a few months until it’s time to repeat the process.

I had a nice surprise when I went out to water the garden yesterday: the squash seeds I planted only four days previously have begun to sprout!

It looks like the old seeds aren’t having trouble germinating after all.